Ice-cream cutter



April 27 1926.A 1,582,103

v. vrruLLo ICE CREAM CUTTER Filed vJune l5. 1925 Patented Apr. 27, 1926.-

IcE-CREAM Curran.

Application ined :une 15, 1925. seriai No. 34,3158# l i To all whom it may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, -V 1ro VITULLo, a citizcn of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvcment in Ice-Cream Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an ice cream cutter and particularly to a cutter for cutting relatively large bricks or blocks of ice cream into a plurality -of thin slices. One object of my invention is to provide means for severing such blocks into slices of the proper size for ice cream sandwiches. Another object is to provide an ice cream cutter or Slicer the knifeof which may operate alternately on pivotally located bricks of cream, in order to speed up the operation. Other objects will appear from time to time in the course of the specification and claims.

I..illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure l is a plan view,

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 1; and

Figure et is a perspective view of a modified form of carrier.

Like parts are indicated by like symbols throughout the specification and drawings.

Referring to the drawings A is any suitable base portion herein shown as a wooden block. Mounted at each end thereof are the identical but reversed holding supports A1 secured to the wooden base for example by.

the screws A2. Each sup-port has a relatively high rear or outside wall A3 having a plurality of slots A4. The rest of the support may be surrounded by a rim or stop A which may if necessary be slotted as at A6. It will be realized of course that I do not limit myself to any specific height of wall and that if conditions warrant the entire support may be surrounded by walls of equal height.

Positioned upon the base between the two supports are the bearing members B and the bearing pins B1 upon which. are pivoted the members B2 of the knife frame B3. The frame is shown as of generally rectangular form and provided with a handle B4 and a plurality of knife blades B, which may be of wire or of any suitable knife stock. It will be realized that the blades are so posi- UNITE-D STATES PMr rir VITO VITULLO, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS;

tioned as to enter AandvAf 'Inrkv order to support thel icefcrean'i bricks D" I provide holding orfcarricrmen'xbers consist? mg of the u-'oodenbascfportion C slottedas at C1 with the thin metal reinforcingbase C4 and the end portionsCZbelngprovidcd foo for example with holdinglugs orhandles C?. L

The modified carrier of Figure 4 is iden tical with the carrier of Figure 3v save'for the substitutlon of a slotted metal'base C5 for the wooden base. It will be realized that 'whereas I have described and 'shown'a pi'acl tical and operative device, that neverthe-` less many changes might be made in size, shape, `number and disposition of parts with` out departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore wish my (lescrip'tionto be taken as in a broad sense illustrative rather than as limiting me to my specific showing.

The use and operation of my Yinvention are as follows: In the dispensing of icc cream sandwiches, formed of a relativelyv thick layer or wafer of ice cream positioned, between a pair of relatively thinl sheets of cracker, cake or other pastry it is desirable to have an ice cream cuttingmeans f whereby the standard bricks of ice cream may be rapidly cutinto a `large number of slices of uniform IsizellfIt. isdesl'rable also f that the cutting"operationy be performed with a minimumhandling of the brick and Y. i l

that ready meansybe .provided forremovi'ng from the cutting mechanism the severalv` pieces. I therefore providea vsupporting base on which is hinged a'multiple blade#` each support. The bricks are handled by. being placed on carriers, the carriers being positioned on the supports. The "carrier bottoms and the walls of the supports/farev` all slotted in alignment with the blad,

r1005' After each cutting excursion of themJk-ni. el...

the carrier is removed from the suppofrtgi with the severed slices on it and is located1i at the proper point for inserting the slices into the sandwiches.

Thus no intermedia",

ate handling of the separate slices is necesvr sary until they are actually being positioned` in the sandwitches.

the knife tends to damage the slices they If the cream is of such consistency that the withdrawal strokes of may be removed from the carrier before the V upward stroke of the knife, for example byk that the knife may be swung' alternately fori 95.' i

being thrust forwardly upon a supplemental carrier which may p positioned between the pivot of the knife and the inner edge ofthe support. I may, under some circumstances, omit the use ot' the carrier altogether, and position the brick directly upon the support.

-I claim 1. 'In an ice cream slicing machine a base, a multiple blade knife pivoted on said base, an ice cream block support, side walls therefor, slotted from top to bottom to permit the penetration of said knife, a removable ice cream block Acarrier adapted to Ibc posiltioned on said support, comprising a bottom member, end members, and handles associated with the end members.

2. In an ice crea-m slicing machlne an ice I cream block support, a multiple blade knife positioned one on one side of said kni pivoted adjacent said support and adapted to kbe swung thereover, an ice cream block carrier adapted to be removably positioned on said support and comprising a bottom and end members and means for centering it on said support, comprising end stops and side stops, said side stops being slotted from top to bottom.

'j In an ice cream slicing machine a base,

c temporarily on said base, a pair of ice cream block supports, one positioned on each side of the pivot point of said knife and side Walls therefor, slotted to permit the penetration of said knife, the side Walls on the. side adjacent the pivot of the knife being substantially lower than the opposite side walls.

5. In an ice cream slicing machine, a supportino base, a multiple blade knife pivoted on sait base, a pair of ice cream block supports, one vpositioned on each side of the pivot point of said knife and side walls therefor, slotted to permit the penetration of said knife, removable ice cream block carriers adapted to be positioned on said supports, each comprising a bottom member and end members.

6. In an ice cream slicing machine an ice cream block support, a multipleblade knife pivoted adjacent said support and adapted to be swung thereover, anice cream block carrier adapted to be removably positioned on said support and comprising a bottom and end members and stops associated with said support and adapted to prevent lateral (i1-,longitudinal movement of the carrier.

7. In an ice cream slicing machine an ice cream block support, a multiple blade knife pivoted adjacent said support and ada ted to be swung thereover, an ice cream b ock carrier adapted tobe removably ositioned on said Support and comprising t e slotted bottom portion and end members associated therewith.

Signed at Chicago county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 11th day of June VITO VITULLO. 

